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MOV. 189 J. F. O'CONNOR HAND BRAKE Filed Dec. 14. .1922

Patented Nov. l, 1924.

JOHN IE. OCONNOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T

W. Ii. Ill/LINER, INC., A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

HAND BRAKE.

Application filed December 14, 1922.

To all whom t may concer/1t:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OGoNNoR, a citizen ofthe United States, residing Vat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hand Brakes, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hand brakes. f

The object of my invention is to provide a. hand brake for railway cars, wherein the revolutions of the brake sta necessary to tighten the brakes are limited to a predetermined number and wherein all increase in slack of the brake chain, due to wearing away of the brake shoe faces, is compensated for automatically so that the number of turns ofthe staff necessary to tighten the brakes always remains substantially consta-nt.

to provide a device of the type specified with a lost motion stop means for limiting to a predetermined number of revolutions, the brake staff in tightening up thebrakes, to-

gether with an adjusting means between the with, with parts broken away and in sec-l tion; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig; l; and Fig, 3 is a plan view of one of the stop collars.

In said drawings, 1() indicates the end wall of a car, said wall heilig provided with platform 11 supported by a bracket 12 suitably secured to the former by bolts 13 and secured to the end wall of the car, and the upper beam 14 of a built-up end sill 114, by any suitable means,such as bolts 15. The beam 14 is of right angular shape in cross-A section, having a horizontally arranged p0r tion 115 to which is secured by rivets or other suitable means' 16, channel beam 17, forming the .side of the end sill 114, A.

A more specific object. ofthe invention 'is SerialV No. 606,927.

stirrup 18 is suitably secured to the flange 19 of the channel beam 17-by means of rivets 118. A right-angular stop bracket 20 is secured between the upper and lower` ends of the beam 17 by means of rivets 21.

A brake statii 22 is journaled within the platform 11, as indicated at 23 and has its lower end reduced as shown at 24 and journaled within a suitable bearing opening 25 l in the stirrup '18 and is held-in position by the Cotter-pin 26.. The brake sta 22 is also journaled within the bracket 20. The brake stad is provided with the usual ratchet member 27 and a co-acting, foot controlledpawl of a common and well known construction, the pawl 28 being pivoted to the patform 11 by means of the bolt 29. The upper end of the brake staff is provided with the usual hand Wheel 3() rigidly secured thereto inV any suitable manner so as to rotate the same. Between its ends the stalf 22 is provided with a squared portion 31 upon which is vertically slidably mounted for rotation therewith, an upper clutch member 32 provided with teeth 33 on its lower face co-acting with teeth 34 ony a lower clutch member'35rotatably journaled upon the staff 22 and having a rotary bearing in the bracket 20. The upper end portion of the clutch member 32 is slightly reduced and provided with a peripheral groove 36. The co-acting teeth 33 and 34 on the clutch members 32 and 35 are so arranged that relative rotation of the latter in a counter clockwise direction will be prevented. The inclination of the teeth 33 and 34 is such that when the brake sta-ff is rotated in a clockwise direction, the resistance offered between the coeacting teeth will normally be suilicient to rotate the clutch member 35 in unison with the clutch member 32, but upon a predetermined resistance being encountered Y by the clutch member 35, the clutch member 32 will be permitted to slip relative to the member 35 for the purpose hereinafter described.

Manual means is provided to disengage the clutch members 32 and 35, said means comprising a shipper lever 37 forked as shown at 38 and 39, the portion 39 being extended beyond the end of the'corresponding forked portion 38 as indicated at 40 and offset relative to the portion 39 and pivoted by means of a bolt 41 to the end wall 10 0f the car and the bracket 14.. The forked naled upon the stati 22, soas to have rotation relative to each other. Each oit' the discs or collars 40, 41, 42 and 43 is provided with radially arranged upwardly projecting oppositely located stop lugs 44 and downwardly projecting similarly arranged stop lugs 45. The stop lugs 44 and- 45 on op-v posite sidesof the discs or collars are so ar rangedl that each pair of lugs is spaced 180 apart andv the pairs on opposite sides of the discs are spaced 90 apart relative to each other. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the stop lugs 45 of each of the discs or collars 40, 41, 42 and 43 are adapted to co-act and engage with the stop lugs 44 projecting upwardly :trom the next lower dise in the series. The stoplugs 45 on the lowermost disc'43 oi' the series are adapted to co-act with upwardlyA projecting stop lugs 46 on thel stop bracket 20, and thereby limit the rotation-ofthe disc 43 in both a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction. The clutch member is provided with downwardlyA the same are adapted to engage with the lugs 44 projecting upwardly Ytrom the uppermost disc 40 of theseries. Y

The brake chain 48 hasone endv suitably secured to the brake stati. 22 by means of a bolt 49 passing through the brake statt and last link of the chain, said chain being adapted to be wound upon the lower end portion of the staff. The opposite end of the chain 43 is suitably secured to the brake mechanism.

ln the operation ott the improved hand brake herein shown, upon rotationk of the hand wheel and the brake statt 22 in a clockwise direction, the brake chain 48 will be wound upon Vthe lower end oi the stall.

During this operation, the elutch'member 32 will rotate with the statt 22 'and through the trictional engagement between the teeth 33 and 34, will rotate clutch member 35 in a clockwise direction, thereby bringing the lugs 47 in engagement with the lugs 44 on the upper dise 40v of the series. The dise 4G will then be rotated with the clutch member 35 bring-ing the lugs 45 of the disc 40 into engagement with the lugs 44 oi the disc 41, whereupon the latter will rotate in unison therewith, Abringing the lugs 45 thereof in engagement with the lugs 44 of the disc 42, whereupon the latter will also be rotated in unison with the 'discs 40 and 41, and the clutch member 35, bringing the lugs 45 of the disc 42 into engagement with the lugs 44 of the disc 43, causing the same to rotate in unison with the series of discs and the clutch 35 until the lugs 45 on the disc 43 are brought into engagement with the stop lugs 46 on the bracket 20, whereupon rotation of the series of dises and the clutch member 35 will be brought to a stop. lVhen the series of discs and the clutch member 35 have thus been brought to a stop, and assuming that the brake chain has not been completely wound up on the brake staff so as to set the brakes, that is, it any slack remains in the chain, the friction between the teeth and 34 will be overcome and the clutch member 32 will ratchet over the clutch member 35, thus allowing the brakes to be properly tightened and the clutch member 32 to advance relatively to the clutch member 35, and the teeth to reengage with the clutch parts in relatively different positions to compensate tor the increased length of the brake chain. It is, ot course, obvious, that when the brake has thus been set, the pawl 2S and ratchet 27 will lock the brakes in tightened position in a usual and well known manner. Upon release of the brakes, during the unwind ing of the chain, the stati will be rotated in a counter clockwise direction, and the. clutch elements 32, 33 together with the series of discs 40, 41, 42 and 43 will be operated in a manner similar to that heretofore described in connection with the operation of the brakes in a clockwise direction but reversely thereto. rlhis rotation will continue until the lugs 45 on the lower disc 43 engage with the stop lugs 46 on the stop bracket 20, whereupon rotation ot the series of discs, clutch members and the brake stall', will be positively arrested.

It will be evident that by the arrangement described, the number ot turns ot the brake wheel necessary to set the brakes is always kept substantially constant and hat as the parts o'li the brake mechanism and especially the brake shoe Faces become worn and the slack in the brake chain is increased due to this wearing of the parts, the adjustable elutch members i3 and 3.5 will automatieally compensate for the same.

The lever 37 provides manual means for disengaging the clutch members 35 and 3G so that iull chain slack would be available when applying new brake shoes or wheels. After replacement oi parts, the first appltcation ot the brakes would automatically re-adjust the slack originally provided.

I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred manner of carrying out the invention, but the same is merely villustrative and I contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

l. In a hand brake; the combination with a rotary brake st-atl; adapted to have a brake chain wound thereon; of means for limiting the revolutions thereof 'in one direction to substantially a predeterminednumber; and mea-ns automatically operative to disconnect said stall and Iirst named means when the stall" is rotated in the. reverse direction.

In a hand brake; the combination with a rotatable brake stail'; adapted to have one end of a brake chain secured thereto; of' means `lor `limiting the rotation olB the same to a predetermined plurality of revolutions; and auto-nraticallyT operated adjusting means between said first named means and the brake stati?, whereby variable amounts of increased slack in the brake chain is compensated for.

3. In a hand brake; the combination with a brake stati, said staff being rotatable in opposite directions to wind and unwind the chain; of means having limited rotation in opposite direc-tions for positively limiting the rotation of said stati' in one direction after more than one revolution; and an adjustable connection between said means and the brake staff whereby increased slack in the brake chain is compensated for by permitting the necessary additional winding of said chain. Y

4f. In a hand brake; the combination with a brake stati), said staff being rotatable in opposite directions to wind and unwind the chain; of means having limited rotation in opposite directions for limiting the rotation ot' said stati:1 in an unwinding direction; an adjustable clutch mechanism between said means and said staii, said clutch mechanism being automatically operative, upon rotation ot said stall' in. a winding' direction, to disconnect the statil and said means to permit further winding movement of said statt1 to compensate for increased slack in the brake chain; and manually operative means .tor disconnecting said clutch and said means.

5. ln a hand brake; the combination with) a. rotary brake staff; a plurality of discs rotatably journaled on said statt", said discs having interengaging stops; a fixed stop member adapted to` co-act with one of said discs to limit therotation thereof; aclutcl'i member fixed to said steif to rotate in unison therewith; and a co-acting clutch member rotatably journaled on said stati", said second named clutch member and one oi said discs having interengaging stops.

6. In a hand brake; the combination with a brake stati', said stati' being rotatable in reverse directions to wind and unwind the brake chain; a( series of discs rotatably journaled on said statt, said discs having intel-engaging stops to limit the relative rotation thereof; a stop member positively limiting` the rotation of the disc at o-ne end of the series; and a connection between the disc at the other end of the series and the staff, said connection being automatically adjustable relative to said brake stati' to compensate for increased slack in the brake chain when the stati' is rotated in a; direction to wind the chain.

7. In a hand brake; the combination with a brake stati?, said staff being rotatable in reverse directions to wind and unwind the brake chain; a series of discs rotatably journaled on said stati', said discs having interengaging stops to limit the relative rotation thereof; a stop member positively limiting the rotation of the disc at one end of the series; and al clutch element, comprising members provided with interengaging teeth, one of said members being mounted for rotation in unison with said stall and the other being rotatable relative to said stall, said, last named member having a stop co-acting with the disc at the other end of the series to limit the relative rotation of said last named disc and second named stop member, the teeth of said clutch member! being so arranged as to automatically disengage to permit adjustment of said staii relative to said series of discs whereby to compensate for increased slack in the brake chain when the stall is rotated in a direction to wind the chain. i i

S. In a hand brake; the combination with a brake stall, said stati" being rotatable in reverse direct-ions to wind and unwind the bra-ke chain; a series of dises rotatably our naled on said stati, said discs having interengaging stops to limit the relative rotation thereof; a stop member positively limiting the rotation of the disc at one end of the series; a connection between the disc at the other end oit' the series and the stall, said connection being automatically adjustable relative to said brake staff to compensate for increased .slack in the brake chain when the statt1 is rotated in a direction to wind the chain; and means :tor manually disengaging said connecting member.

9. In a hand brake; the eonibination with a brake stati' reversely movable in two direct-ions for tightening and slackening the brakes; of means for positively limiting the movement of said stati after a preedeteru mined movement in, a brake .slackening direction, said mea-ns including a connecting clutch element movable on said statt' and autoniatically operative upon movement of said stall1 in a tightening direction to disconnect said stati' and said means to permit further winding movement of said staff so as to compensate for increased slack in the brake chain.

l0. In a hand brake; the combination with e wiwi? a rotatable member adapted to Wind and unln Witness that l elaim the foregoing l 10 Wind, .a brake chain; a means for rotating` have hereunto subscribed my name this 27th said member; of'deviees associated with said day ol October, 1922.

member for automatically maintaining a y substantially `constant amount of slack in the JOHN F. OCONNOR.

brake chain; and a manually operable means for temporarily rendering Said devices in-` v/vitnesses:

operative to thereby render the maximum H. M. DEAMER, amount of chain slack available. FRANCES SAVAGE. 

